š¤What does an average mind or body look like? Where would we find one?
All our notions of ānormalā and ideal are illusions – in many cases ones we all collaborate in! Averages are concepts that only exist because of human VARIETY – how ironic!
Statistics are a great tool to understand populations or groups – but they do not define any one person in any way! This is where we often get ourselves all wound up.
šThinking we should tend toward any āaverageā or āmeanā leads us in fear and to think unkindly about ourselves (and sometimes others too). The āmeanā or āaverageā of any set is more like a numerically derived guesstimate of whatās there – and actually is less likely to apply to anyone involved!
šWhen we ādeviateā in some way from the typical, or āaverageā we are simply demonstrating that we are all individuals that can not be accurately charted.
š„³So celebrate being a deviant! Itās natural and ideal!
šEvery Body, Mind, Beautiful.š